SCIENCE OF TEAM SCIENCE (SCITS) 2018 CONFERENCE

Galveston, Texas: Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center

May 21-24, 2018

Hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch Institute for Translational Sciences

CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

The SciTS Program Committee welcomes your abstract submissions for oral papers, panel presentations, and scientific posters. The submission period is from November 20, 2017 to March 20, 2018. All abstract submissions should use the Abstract Template format and be submitted as a PDF via our Abstract Submission Form.

KEY DATES:

Abstract proposals due: March 20, 2018 at 11:59pm EST (Eastern Standard Time). No extensions to the deadline will be granted.

Proposal notifications: April 20, 2018

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:

Presenting authors are responsible for registration, travel, and hotel costs. “Note: Those with accepted abstracts will receive a promotional code allowing them to register at the early bird rate.”

Abstracts will be compiled and made available to participants.

Any presenter who is unable to attend should arrange for another qualified individual to present the paper/poster in question. If such a change is necessary, please notify our conference team.

SciTS TOPICS:

Presentations may focus on any topic related to the Science of Team Science. These include, but are not limited to:

Team Science in the Clinical and Translational Science Award institutions (CTSAs)

Team Types/Typology

Theoretical and Philosophical Approaches

Training & Professional Development

Transdisciplinary Teams

Translational Science Teams

AWARDS:

The SciTS organizing committee plans to acknowledge outstanding submissions in several categories. To be considered for such awards, please indicate your interest in each on the submission page.

To be eligible for the Outstanding Paper Award (which will be considered for publication in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science), please submit using the “complete paper submission” option on the Abstract Submission Form.

SUBMISSION OPTIONS:

Individual PresentationsPaper PresentationsPaper presentations provide authors the opportunity to present original work related to conference topics.

Oral paper presentations will have 15-minute time slots and be clustered by theme into sessions. Each session will include three individual presentations and time for questions from the audience.

Extended abstract: Submissions should utilize the Abstract Template. Papers submitted in this category may represent original empirical research, theoretical development, reviews, or critiques.

Complete paper: Submissions should submit a 50-word abstract AND a complete paper up to 35 pages long (references, tables and figures are not included in the page limit). Submissions to this category will be considered for the Outstanding Paper Award and for publication consideration in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.

Panel presentation sessions will be 90 minutes long, with 45 minutes for the presentation and 45 minutes for discussion.

A panel proposal should use the Abstract Template format and must include an abstract summarizing the overall theme of the panel, as well as individual abstracts for each presentation included in the panel. Panel presentations that bring together experts for interactive discussion should describe questions that will addressed by the panel, list any underlying issues to be discussed, and include bios for each of the panelists.

ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION NOTES:

The selection committee reserves the right to propose alternative presentation formats as the scope of the final programs requires.